This document discusses Ethernet cables and how to wire them. It describes the different categories of Ethernet cables including Category 5, 5e, 6, and 6a, and specifies their data rates and standards. It provides instructions on how to wire an Ethernet cable by stripping the cable, arranging the wires according to color order, crimping the wires into an RJ45 plug, ensuring proper connection, and testing the cable. Straight-through and crossover cable configurations are also explained.

1. Ethernet Cable

2. Ethernet Cable
The name, Ethernet
Cable, always refers
to the following
category:
Category 5
Category 5e
Category 6
Or more than those
categories.
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6. Category
Category Data Rate Signal Frequency Standard
Cat5 100 Mbps 100 MHz TIA/EIA
Cat5e 100 Mbps /1 Gbps 100 MHz TIA/EIA-568-B
Cat6 1Gbps / 10 Gbps 250 MHz TIA/EIA-568-B
Cat6a 1Gbps / 10 Gbps 500 MHz
ANSI/TIA/EIA-
568-B.2-10
• TIA/EIA is a set of three telecommunications standards
from the Telecommunications Industry Association.
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8. Ethernet Cable
It is composed of 4-
pair twist wirings.
Orange
Green
Blue
Brown
Cat5e cable
http://www.cat5ecable.co.uk/
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9. Ethernet Cable
Color Pin (T568B)
White/Orange 1
Orange 2
White/Green 3
Blue 4
White/Blue 5
Green 6
White/Brown 7
Brown 8
• You can use the order of rainbow colors to
memorize the order of this wiring.
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10. How to wire
 Prepare the materials and tools.
Cable & RJ-45 plugs
Scissors
Crimping tool
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Crimping tool

11. How to wire
 Strip off suitable length of the cable sheath.
About 2-2.5 cm
You can mark the position first.
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12. How to wire
 Align the colored wires according to the specific order.
(Later we will talk about.)
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

13. 1→8
How to wire
 Straight Through
All order of the wirings is the same as the other side.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
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14. Straight Through
Host A Host B
Pin Usage Color Color Usage Pin
1 Tx+ Tx+ 1
2 Tx- Tx- 2
3 Rx+ Rx+ 3
4 -- -- 4
5 -- -- 5
6 Rx- Rx- 6
7 -- -- 7
8 -- -- 8
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15. How to wire
 Trim all the wires to the same length.
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16. How to wire
 Insert the wires into the RJ45 plug.
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17. How to wire
 Crimp the RJ45 plug with the crimping tool.
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18. How to wire
 Verify the order of the wires is correct and all the wires
are correctly making good contact with the metal
contacts in the RJ45 plug.
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19. How to wire
 Cut the cable into suitable length and repeat the below
steps for the other side.
Please be sure what kind of the cable you are wiring.
 Testing
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20. Reference
 Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category_5_cable
 Cat5e Cable
http://www.cat5ecable.co.uk/
 How to wire Ethernet Cables
http://www.ertyu.org/steven_nikkel/ethernetcables.html
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